Machaerina articulata
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Machaerina articulata (R.Br.) T.Koyama
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 28 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2.17 mm (1.8-2.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.3 mm (1.2-1.4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1.3 mm (1.2-1.4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); red (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.32 mg (1.32-1.32 mg) [sources: RBGK_2014]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 7 | 10 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 6 | 9 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGK_2014 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/. |